Signal Chat Leak Case Is Closed, White House Says

National security adviser Mike Waltz has said he is responsible for adding The Atlantic’s editor-in-chief to a sensitive discussion.

White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt speaks to reporters in Washington on March 31, 2025. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images

The White House is no longer looking into the episode involving a magazine editor being added to a sensitive discussion involving top government officials, press secretary Karoline Leavitt said on March 31.

“This case has been closed here at the White House,” Leavitt told reporters in a gaggle.